Public holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

This is a list of holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]

(2016 dates)

  • January 1: New Year's Day
  • March 14: National Heroes' Day, honors Chief Joseph Chatoyer on the anniversary of his death in 1795.[2]
  • Good Friday (varies each year)
  • Easter Monday (varies each year)
  • May 1: Labour Day
  • Whit Monday (varies each year)
  • First Monday in July: Carnival Monday
  • Day after Carnival Monday: Carnival Tuesday
  • August 1: Emancipation Day, commemorates the liberation of slaves, 1834.[3]
  • October 27: Independence Day, from the UK in 1979.[4]
  • December 25: Christmas Day
  • December 26: Boxing Day

References

  1. ^ List
  2. ^ "National Heroes' Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Emancipation Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Independence Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.